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Fr David Kennerley to succeed Fr Brian Cummings as Marist Provincial
Fr David Kennerley has been elected Provincial of the Society of Mary in New Zealand. He succeeds Fr Brian Cummings in the role early in 2014. Fr Cummings will have served two three-year terms as Provincial, having been re-elected for a second three-year term beginning in February 2011. A provincial in the Society of Mary […]
God, do You know that Your world is rapidly tilting?
A View from the Back Pew Mark Steele, the most ordinary of Catholics writes: I woke up an hour ago at 2.30 am here in New Zealand, which a friend in England used to refer to in terms of my writings as akin to a fresh breath from the antipodes! Well, if there was a […]
Pope Benedict’s Resignation Raises Questions
Fr John Murphy is a Marist priest working in digital media at the Marist Internet Ministry, New Zealand.This article was first published in CathNews NZ Pacific — www.cathnews.co.nz — a free twice-weekly email publication Just as Joseph Ratzinger’s election was a surprise to some, the way he leaves the papacy surely surprises us all. For […]
Wednesday 6 February
WAITANGI DAY 1 Kings 3:4-13, Ps 119B, Mark 6:30-34 Wisdom and discernment Solomon, whose choice we read about today, asked nothing for himself, but for wisdom and a discerning heart to serve his people. How badly we need leaders of this calibre in every sphere of government. Let us pray on this Waitangi Day that […]
Thursday 8 March
Jeremiah 17:5-10 [ER] 17:5-18, Ps. 1, Luke 16:19-31 Teach me to be generous We have a serious problem in New Zealand. Many of our children, the elderly and young people are increasingly living in poverty. Housing, food, health care and education are almost impossible to access. Jesus challenges us to follow the law of Moses […]
Celebrating a centenary of service to leprosy
Leprosy has long been one of the most dreaded afflictions. For centuries, to be a leper to be an outcast, without hope. In 1911, the Fiji Government ketch Ramadi, towing boats with a barely recognizable human cargo in various stages of decay and misery, arrived on the island which was to become their home. These […]
Ordained 40 Years: 1971 – 2011
We found a pearl of great price. In Ashburton, Christchurch, Wellington, and Hastings we heard the call to Marist priestly ministry. We left family, home, friends, and the possibility of our own family to follow Jesus, the pearl of wisdom, truth and love. We gave all to follow Christ in the Spirit of Mary but […]
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